Rav Shai Cherry
About Rav Shai Cherry
Shai Cherry holds a doctorate in Jewish Thought and Theology from Brandeis University. He was subsequently ordained from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.
Rav Shai wrote the first user-friendly book on Jewish biblical commentary: Torah through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary from the Rabbinic Period to Modern Times. He is the featured lecturer for The Great Course’s “Introduction to Judaism.” His most recent book is Coherent Judaism: Constructive Theology, Creation, and Halakhah. He has served on the faculties of Vanderbilt University, UCLA, and the University of San Diego.
Rav Shai serves as Rabbi of Congregation Adath Jeshurun outside of Philadelphia.